Sunday 26 February 2012

Casualties of WAR!!

While i read about so many Conspiracy theories n watch all these war movies..
I wonder who are the real people that suffer!!
So many generations in so many cultures of this world have grown under the shadow of war..
N from the eyes of many 23 year olds these things don't have much relevance in their lives..
I have read so much about general George Patton and his greatness in the role of the alied forces in the war against the German regime..
At the same time I have tried to read n learn about hitler n just how he took over half the world..
Both men equally brave.. Both men great soldiers.. But it was in their actions at that high point of authority ..that eventually the former served as an honourable man n the latter committed suicide!!
I guess some men are just born to do something great.. Great can be negative or positive but it's definitely larger than life..
The sorry act by general Musharraf ,who tried to capture our Indian posts ( n called it the works of mujahideen in the beginning ) n then wrote a book about it( in the line of fire) n sold so many copies of an account that he submitted that I think was not even based on real facts..
So many mothers lost their sons , so many children lost their fathers and so many wives lost their husbands..
N ten years later the houses that were made for these widows/families of martyrs of the kargil war became part of
a corruption scandal ( the adarsh colony scam)
What would it take for all of us to stop n take a break from the hostility n pay homage to our heroes.. Men that fought these so many battles in adverse weather/geographical conditions ..men that gave us heart wrenching tales about doing something great ...men that died for our well being ... Have lost in the haze of this jungle created by bitter politics ..
The likes of Capt Saurabh Kalia ( butchered n cut into parts by pak army n then sent home) are still on call for justice.. How many even know this man's name??
Sometimes I feel sorry for my generation because half of us are not even aware of what goes around ..
Our nations army has been declared the best in the world.. N still I dunno how many kno wat has taken fr it to reach these heights ..
How many families sacrifice with a big smile ,the joy of living together.. Because the man of the house is out there.. Away from them.. Trying to work for a nation that he takes pride in.. That he respects .. That he worships ..
Yes every country fights wars n each war has its complications n repercussions .. But we as youngsters need to learn from this that greatness can be achieved by getting out there n doing something.. Salvage urself n aim high.. Alot of the men who lost their lives in the kargil war were sooo young.. How did they reach that level of passion n adrenaline to just do or die.. ??!!
I am amazed by the likes of these men.. N they give me inspiration to live my life in a more dignified manner..
We need to learn to rise above our petty problems n issues n lead a life of no regrets.. The drama of being in the 20s is too exaggerated at times..
There are much bigger challenges that lay ahead.. N I think there is little place in this world fr the weak hearted( Darwin's theory of survival of the fittest)
Let's not constantly be at war with ourselves .. Let's not make our everyday lives battlefields.. Because there are people achieving great things n making massive hits as we whine n crib about our lives being full of problems!!! We all our responsible fr our own actions.. So why not change these actions into greatness??!!
Let's be passionate about our lives.. Let's live like there is no tomorrow .. N let's aim high.. !! Cuz there is already too much mediocrity in this world!!!

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